Learning English Grammar
BBC Radio
Learn English grammar with these short programmes. Each episode explores a new piece of grammar you need to improve your English. Find more at bbclearningenglish.comFollow us at
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Episodes
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Jun 6, 2023 • 6min
Modals of deduction and speculation
Learn what to say when you're making a guess about a past or present situation.
May 30, 2023 • 6min
First and zero conditional
Learn how to use two types of conditional sentences
May 23, 2023 • 6min
Phrasals
To separate or not to separate? We look into phrasal and prepositional verbs.
May 16, 2023 • 6min
Quantifiers
Learn how to use 'both', 'every', 'all', 'each', 'either' and 'neither'.
May 9, 2023 • 6min
Present perfect continuous
Neil's got paint all over his clothes. What's he been doing?
May 2, 2023 • 6min
Present tenses
Find out how to use the present simple, present continuous and present perfect tenses.
Apr 25, 2023 • 6min
'Can', 'could', 'be able to', 'manage to'
Learn key words and phrases to talk about ability in the present and the past.
Apr 18, 2023 • 6min
Will, going to, might
Finn and Catherine talk about the future.
Apr 11, 2023 • 6min
Question tags
"You didn't eat all the chocolate, did you?" Learn how to use 'did you' - a question tag.
Apr 4, 2023 • 6min
Present perfect and past simple
We talk about unusual food and give you rules to help you choose tenses.
